Wichita eagle., 1887-12-01
SOME OPINIONS.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 30.--The Post to-
morrow morning will print a series of in
terviews with neaely hundred members
of congress upon the questions which are
to be presented to that body for its action
during the coming session, and particular
" those relating to the tariff reduction of
| the surplus revenue and a postal tele
graph The Post will summarize the in
terviews as follows: Speaker Carlisle
states the Democratic position with great
clearness. His views are especially i'm
portant in view of the great responsibility
which will be placed upon his shoulders
with the organization of the house. He
believes in an immediate reduction
of the surplus revenues now pour
ing into the treasury. He believes
in reducing the taxes which produce these
revenues at least SO, 600 900 annually His
Democratic followers, who voted with Mr..
Morrison in the last congress, generally
take the same position. Democratic repre-
sentatives for Minnesota and Michigan
have the highest confidence that their
two states can be made Democratic upon
the revenue reform issue. Many ways of
reducing the surplus are suggested. The
Democratic sentiment Is largely infavOr OF
increasing the free list, adding to it salt,
lumber and the necessaries of life. Rep
resentative Bynum, of Indiana, thinks that
the Republicans OF the west and north
west are beginning to feel that they can
not longer oppose tariff reduction with
political safety. Representative Turner,
of Kansas, comes forward with a new
proposition TO subsidize exported grains.
Views on the postal telegraph are both
diverse and interesting. Unlike the tariff
il is not party question. The representa-
tives who favor it are quite numerous.
Representative Wade of Michigan IS IN
favor of a government telegraph and
wants the government to appropriate
$l0,000,000 for the purpose. On the other
hand, the arguments against government
ownership aS given by Mr.. Hutton, of MIS-
souri,: Mr.. Wise, of Virginia; MIR. Merri
man. of New York, and a number of 9th
ers are that the government ought not to
increase its civil list by 5000 telegraph
operators that the government ought not
90 into private business and the scheme Is
unwise and undemocratic All of the
congressman, however, with one or two
exceptions, agree that a strong pressure
will be made TO bring the matter before
the present congress, and they seem will
ing to devote some time to
thorough discussion of it
Not single doubt is expressed by either
Democrats or Republicans as to the renOm-
ination of President Cleveland and the
Democrats are certain of his election. The
unanimous sentiment is that the demo-
cratic candidate for vice-preSident must
come from the west. The Indiana con
gressmen favor Governor Gray. Mr.. Villas
has some friends in Texas; the Illinois dele
CATION is divided between Black and
Stevenson.
The Republican congressman usually ia
vor Mr.. Blaine, although the Ohio repre-
sentatives mention Mr.. Sherman as a very
likely choice Of the party. Representa-
tive Cannon, of Illinois, who was chairman
of the Judiciary committee when the Re
publicans controlled the house, thinks Mr..
Blaine could carry his state better than
anybody else, but he says that unless the
Republican candidate can carry New York,
the party will be defeated.